Crime Rates at Rotherhithe Street, London, SE16 5QL

Rotherhithe Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rotherhithe Street (SE16 5QL) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower than the Rotherhithe average (127.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherhithe Street (SE16 5QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garter Way, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rotherhithe Tunnel (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.